Shelter offering discount on felines

Friday

Sep 20, 2013 at 11:47 PM

Anyone interested in seeing the animals at the shelter is welcome to visit between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or between noon and 4 p.m. Saturday. The shelter is located at 1536 Hackleburg Road in Cheboygan. The shelter can also be reached by calling 238-8221.

Shawna Jankoviak Staff Writer, @sjankoviakCDT @sjankoviak

By SHAWNA JANKOVIAKshawna@cheboygantribune.comCHEBOYGAN — The local animal shelter is currently dealing with an overabundance of felines and is offering special adoption rates on their cats and kittens.Cheboygan County Humane Society Director Mary Talaske said the shelter is inundated with cats and kittens and has more than 80 that are looking for homes."We are offering all of our adult cats for a $10 per cat adoption fee, and our kittens are available for $30 each (they are normally $60) or two for $50."Talaske said many of the kittens are 10-12 weeks old. All of the cats that are available have been spayed and neutered and are up to date on their vaccinations.She noted that although this is close to the most cats the shelter has had at one time, the large numbers the shelter is seeing right now are not too out of the ordinary."It's really not unusual for this time of year," Talaske said. "I've been talking with some of the other shelters, and they are experiencing the same thing. Everyone is so busy around this time of the year, with school having started back up and summer winding down — they are occupied with other things and not necessarily thinking about getting a new pet right now."Talaske said the shelter is able to accommodate more cats due to the recent renovations at the facility, many of which involved improvements to the feline areas."We are now able to keep them longer," Talaske said. "Before (the renovations) we would have to put some cats to sleep if we kept getting more in, but we try not to do that if we don't have to. With our new facilities, we have room for more and we are able to let them stay here for more time, especially if they are not feral and are adoptable."Anyone interested in seeing the animals at the shelter is welcome to visit between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or between noon and 4 p.m. Saturday. The shelter is located at 1536 Hackleburg Road in Cheboygan. The shelter can also be reached by calling 238-8221.Pets can also be seen by visiting www.petfinder.com or by checking the Facebook page "Cheboygan County Humane Society (official fb page)."